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@Calimurse I am currently a nurse at Mayo Clinic looking into applying for this program and would love to ask you a few questions. Could you message me? It seems I don’t have enough posts to do this. Thanks!

I have been doing some reasearch on diffrent DNP programs and have realized that most of them are online programs... Are there still any where you go to an actaul classroom? I always seem to have a harder time with online classes and end up not doing as well. Any help would be awesome! Thanks guys!

It is very possible! I am 2 semesters away from completing a BSN program and have worked full time all the way through. I will admit that I pretty much don't have any time for anything besides school and work. But for me, I have no other option but to work. I have managed to only make one B (very touchy topic lol) and the rest A's. Unfortunately, many nights I may only get 3 hours of sleep. For me, the key has been my ability to study efficiently. There are students in the program who study many more hours then I am able to but get consistent B's. The trick is to figure out how you learn best and to study that way! You can read all the chapters for a test but if you don't understand what you read because you had trouble focusing then you wasted your time. Other people learn best by re-listening to the lectures or making flash cards. If you are going to work and go to school you must have a plan. I break my entire week down by the hour and have goals for things that need to get done each day. I am nowhere near the smartest person in the program, but I am one of the hardest working. Don't feel that a full time job and school can't be done because you aren't some super genius. You just have to ask yourself "how bad do you want it?" And what are you willing to sacrifice to get it. Best of luck!